Key Highlights
• Discusses the constitutional position, powers and functions of the President of India
• Outlines the historical perspective along with the basic framework of the constitution
• Analyses the actual functioning of all Presidents of India from 1950 to 2014
• Includes a separate chapter covering all Supreme Court Judgments related to the role of President
• Presents a comparative analysis of the powers of the British monarch with the President of India About the Author
Dr. Lokendra Malik is practicing as an Advocate in the Supreme Court of India, associated with Senior Advocate Salman Khurshid, former Union Minister of Law and Justice and External Affairs. He has earned his B. A LL.B., and LL.M. from Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut and did his Ph.D. in Indian Constitutional Law from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India. Recently he has also been awarded the prestigious LL.D. (Post-doctorate) degree from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore in the area of Indian Constitutional Law. Public law is his main area of interest. He has also been a Professor of Law at Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi and taught the senior civil servants. He is associated with a number of prestigious academic bodies such as Indian Law Institute, Indian Institute of Public Administration, and Dr. Zakir Hussain Study Circle. He is a member of reputed Berkeley Comparative Anti-Discrimination Law Virtual Study Group, a group of scholars from multiple academic disciplines from five continents, joined together by an interest in the study of comparative anti-discrimination law.
A renowned constitutional law scholar, Dr. Malik has a number of publications to his credit. Some of his prominent books are: "Rule of Law and Human Rights in India- Essays in Honour and Memory of Justice H. R. Khanna", New Delhi: Universal Law Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., 2012, "Judicial Activism in India- A Festschrift in Honour of Justice V R. Krishna lyer", New Delhi: Universal Law Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., 2012, "India's Defence in the Twenty-first Century: Issues and Challenges", New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Public Administration, 2012, "Selected Writings of Justice H. R. Khanna", New Delhi: Universal Law Publishing Company Pvt. Ltd., 2013, "Reclaiming the Vision, Challenges of Indian Constitutional Law and Governance", New Delhi: LexisNexis Company, 2013, "The Judge Orates: Selected Writings of Justice V R. Krishna lyer", New Delhi: Universal Law Publishing Company Pvt. Ltd., 2013, "Legal Education in India: Essays in Honour of Professor Ranbir Singh", New Delhi: Universal Law Publishing Company Pvt. Ltd., 2014, "Two Outstanding Indian Judges: Justice H. R. Khanna and Justice V R. Krishna lyer", New Delhi: Universal Law Publishing Company Pvt. Ltd., 2015, and "Justice H. R. Khanna: Law, Life and Works", New Delhi: Universal Law Publishing Company Pvt. Ltd., 2015, 'Asserting the Human Dignity: Judgment of the Supreme Court of India on Transgenders", New Delhi: Satyam Law International, 2015 and "Selected Reflections on Indian Constitutional Law and Governance", New Delhi: Satyam Law International.
